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   bet

   /bɛt/

   verb

   • 1. risk a sum of money or valued item against someone else's on the basis of the outcome of an unpredictable event such as a race or game: "he bet on baseball games" Similar wagergamblestakeriskventurehazardchancelay downputplacelay moneyput moneylay betsspeculatetry one's luckinformal:have a flutterchance one's armpunt
   • ▪ risk a sum of money against (someone) on the outcome or likelihood of a future event: "I bet you £15 you won't chat her up"
   • 2. used to express certainty: informal "I bet this place is really spooky late at night" Similar be certainbe surebe convincedbe confidentexpectpredictinformal:put one's shirt on

   noun

   • 1. an act of betting a sum of money: "she had a bet on the Derby" Similar wagerstakegambleanteeach-way betplace betante-post betdaily doubleside betYankeeaccumulatortricastperfectaquinellatrifectainformal:long shotflutterpuntacca
   • ▪ a sum of money staked: "the bookies are taking bets on his possible successor"
   • ▪ a candidate or option offering a specified likelihood of success: "City looked a good bet for victory" Similar optionchoicealternativecourse of actionplan
   • ▪ one's opinion about a future event: "my bet is that Arsenal won't win anything" Similar predictionforecastguessopinionbelieffeelingviewtheory

   Word Origin late 16th century: perhaps a shortening of the obsolete noun abet ‘abetment’.

   Scrabble Points: 5

   • B

     3

   • E

     1

   • T

     1

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